CLEVELAND – Lawyers representing NCUA are putting the finishing touches on a restitution agreement with local financier A. Eddy Zai in the big fraud at St. Paul Croatian FCU that would pay the agency $21.3 million, the biggest restitution deal ever for the credit union regulator.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – St. Mary’s Bank, the nation’s oldest credit union, said this morning it signed a multi-year contract with TSYS to process its consumer credit card portfolio.

WASHINGTON – The Senate last night approved the bill to eliminate one of the dual fee disclosure requirements at ATMs, a measure aimed at eliminating so-called ATM vigilantes who file civil suits over the absence of on-machine disclosures.

HOUSTON – A man convicted Monday of robbing the in-store branch of First Community CU in September is believed to be responsible for as many as five armed robberies at grocery store credit union and banks in the area.

BOSTON – New Bedford CU has applied to state regulators to expand its field of membership to cover almost 1.5 million resident in the state’s Barnstable, Bristol and Plymouth counties, and the towns of Little Compton and Tiverton in nearby Rhode Island.

WAYNESBORO, Va. -- DuPont Community CU has signed with Online Resources Corp. to implement the company’s ArchitectBanking solution and bill payment services.

MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – AmeriChoice FCU said it has been accepted as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, the bank’s 27th credit union member.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky FCU has deployed Platinum Data Solutions’ AOS appraisal ordering system and RealView appraisal quality verification technology.

CHERRYVILLE, N.C. – Carolina FCU is the fifth credit union to join the North Carolina Consumers Council, a nonprofit organization promoting consumer education, awareness and protection that will expand membership eligibility for the credit union.

MADISON, Wis. – The Filene Research Institute is launching a pilot program with 50 credit unions to offer a social business program aimed at employees, instead of members.

NEW YORK -- A U.S. appeals court this morning refused to hear an expedited appeal of the preliminary approval of a $7.2 billion settlement between Visa, MasterCard and merchants over credit card fees.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – NASA FCU announced this morning it is now dispensing Visa gift cards through the ATM at select branches in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C., in time for holiday season.

FAIRBORN, Ohio – Wright-Patt CU announced this morning it will install 19 video tellers from NCR beginning in February.

PORTLAND, Me. -- A woman who drove the getaway vehicle for a series of bank robberies around the state earlier this year, including three at area credit unions, was sentenced Monday to serve 50 months in prison.

BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana Health FCU has hired Dennis Wizeman, the director of indirect lending for Helena Community CU the past 12 years, as president and CEO of the $20 million credit union.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Central Communications CU, has signed with Sharetec to deploy the company’s mobile banking solution.

LITTLETON, Colo. – Colorado CU has applied to state regulators to add more than 800,000 residents in two surrounding counties, Douglas and Jefferson, to its field of membership.

MANSFIELD, Texas – Texas trust CU opened its tenth branch here yesterday, its second new branch of the year.

DENVER – Bellco CU opened its newest metro Denver branch yesterday in Sloan’s Lake and is opening an additional branch next Monday in Englewood.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Tropical Financial CU said it doubled its expected “Black Friday” loans, aimed at helping credit-challenged members get money to buy holiday presents